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Started by Brightyellow69rtse, November 05, 2012, 05:36:59 PM

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Brightyellow69rtse

hey guys im looking for a set of good car dollys. anyone have any reccomendations? i work 10 mins from harbor freight but the reviews for the ones they sell seem to be really bad.  my dads garage is almost done 24x40 13ft high ceilings  :drool5:  so its shopping time!

nvrbdn

i have some harbor freight ones. they suck if the engine is in. they dont work well with the weight. i have a couple really heavy furniture dollys made of angle iron. man, it works great. i put one under the rear end blocked up and one under the front end. you can pull the wheels.push it around.  the furniture dollies worked better than the car dollies. :2thumbs:
70 Dodge Charger 500
70 Duster (Moulin Rouge)
73 Challenger
50 Dodge Pilot House

Daytona R/T SE

When the ones you get from the local farm store say 1000lbs capacity per dollie...they mean it.

They work OK for a Charger, but when I put the front end of my Imperial on a pair of them....uhh...not so much.

mauve66

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,65771.0.html

i researched this a couple of years ago, finally went with a set of 4 on ebay, just kept watching them until i caught them on sale, don't have pics on this computer but this thread might show them a little.  similar to Go-Jacks but half the price.  one of mine leaks down (nothing on the ground) after a couple of hours but i just make sure its on the open side of the car so its easy to get to


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,94375.25.html

page 2 (to me at least) has a close-up of the front so you can see them.  easy for one lazy fat person (6ft 295 lbs) to move on clean garage floor when it had all of its parts packed inside
Robert-Las Vegas, NV

NEEDS:
body work
paint - mauve and black
powder coat wheels - mauve and black
total wiring
PW
PDLKS
Tint
trim
engine - 520/540, eddy heads, 6pak
alignment

moparstuart

spend the money and just get the best   Go jaks  you wont be sorry
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Ghoste

In my line of work they get used a lot and Go Jacks are the only brand you need to consider.  My experience is that all the others are cheap and easily ruined junk. 

jb666

Quote from: moparstuart on November 05, 2012, 09:45:35 PM
spend the money and just get the best   Go jaks  you wont be sorry

BINGO... The old saying YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR comes to play here... Harbor Crap = Junk.

Silver R/T

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1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

Ghoste

I have yet to see any brand but Go Jak spread apart and become useless in very very short order.  We even manage to go through a set of the Go Jak ones every year.  That being said, I'm not sure we have tried using that particular Harbor Freight one as we quit wasting money on bargain units a few years ago so it is very possible that one is the best out there but it will take a lot of testimonials before I try another brand.

mauve66

Quote from: mauve66 on November 05, 2012, 08:06:56 PM
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,65771.0.html

i researched this a couple of years ago, finally went with a set of 4 on ebay, just kept watching them until i caught them on sale, don't have pics on this computer but this thread might show them a little.  similar to Go-Jacks but half the price.  one of mine leaks down (nothing on the ground) after a couple of hours but i just make sure its on the open side of the car so its easy to get to


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,94375.25.html

page 2 (to me at least) has a close-up of the front so you can see them.  easy for one lazy fat person (6ft 295 lbs) to move on clean garage floor when it had all of its parts packed inside

ok, now its several pages back on the above thread, pic was posted Oct 21 2012@   241 pm pst
just so you can see them under the car,  like i said 1 leaks down after a little bit but i just keep it on the outside so i can reach it.  my car has been sitting on these things 24/7 for the past 2 years (probably ruining the tires) with only that 1 jack having an issue.
i haven't seen the harbor frieght ones up close
Robert-Las Vegas, NV

NEEDS:
body work
paint - mauve and black
powder coat wheels - mauve and black
total wiring
PW
PDLKS
Tint
trim
engine - 520/540, eddy heads, 6pak
alignment

jb666

Quote from: Ghoste on November 10, 2012, 01:36:51 PM
I have yet to see any brand but Go Jak spread apart and become useless in very very short order.  We even manage to go through a set of the Go Jak ones every year.  That being said, I'm not sure we have tried using that particular Harbor Freight one as we quit wasting money on bargain units a few years ago so it is very possible that one is the best out there but it will take a lot of testimonials before I try another brand.

Well said... Their "Best" doesn't hold a candle to a set of Go Jaks...